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Gawker.com is Shutting Down

Postby reallifegirl » Thu Aug 18, 2016 8:58 pm

Gawker.com is closing down. Gawker Media, its parent company, was bought out by Univision recently. Univision will continue to run Gawker's six other sites (Gizmodo, Lifehacker, Jalopnik, Deadspin, Jezebel, and Kotaku).

This is directly tied to Peter Thiel's support for Hulk Hogan's lawsuits against the site for releasing a sex tape of Hogan. Thiel reportedly assisted because of an article Gawker published an article declaring him to be gay without evidence.
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Re: Gawker.com is Shutting Down

Postby sunglasses » Thu Aug 18, 2016 8:59 pm

and I've been shilling for this site in the comments where people are lamenting not having a semi articulate place to comment on things.


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Re: Gawker.com is Shutting Down

Postby JamishT » Thu Aug 18, 2016 9:01 pm

So that's where Windy came from!


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Re: Gawker.com is Shutting Down

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Re: Gawker.com is Shutting Down

Postby FaceTheCitizen » Thu Aug 18, 2016 9:18 pm

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Re: Gawker.com is Shutting Down

Postby D-LOGAN » Thu Aug 18, 2016 9:18 pm


Couldn'ta happened to a nicer site.
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Re: Gawker.com is Shutting Down

Postby reallifegirl » Thu Aug 18, 2016 9:19 pm

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Re: Gawker.com is Shutting Down

Postby Askias » Thu Aug 18, 2016 9:39 pm

Nick Denton, the founder, also filed for personal bankruptcy at the beginning of the month, to prevent Hogan from seizing his assets. He also has lost his CEO position.

As for the editor mister Daulerio, who ran the piece, he still has $100,000 to pay off and no assets of note. His bank account (total sum $1505,78) has been frozen, he is out of a job, money, and since last week, lawyer, since Hogan managed to prevent Gawker from continuing to foot his legal bills. All in all his situation seems just dire enough that I can't quite laugh at it.

Petel Thiel, on the other hand, is probably laughing in his mansion right now.
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Re: Gawker.com is Shutting Down

Postby ghijkmnop » Thu Aug 18, 2016 9:47 pm

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Re: Gawker.com is Shutting Down

Postby sunglasses » Thu Aug 18, 2016 9:59 pm

....

I like Buzzfeed.

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Pretty sure that was a joke. Like when they posted The Cuck.
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Re: Gawker.com is Shutting Down

Postby KleinerKiller » Thu Aug 18, 2016 10:30 pm

My perverse pleasure at the destruction of Gawker is tempered only by the knowledge that Jezebel continues to live.

One day, Jezebel... one day! *shakes fist*
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Re: Gawker.com is Shutting Down

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Re: Gawker.com is Shutting Down

Postby iMURDAu » Fri Aug 19, 2016 12:30 am

Idk about anyone else but I saw the topic title and in my head a song began to play at a high volume...

WHEN IT COME CRASHIN' DOWN AND IT HURTS INSIDE
BEH BEH BEH BEH NI NI NI
YA GOTTA TAKE A STAND IT DON'T HELP TO HIDE


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Re: Gawker.com is Shutting Down

Postby TheSyrupNugget » Fri Aug 19, 2016 2:43 am

Funny enough, living in a world where Gawker doesn't exist was what I wished for on my last birthday.

Of course, Jezebel, Kotaku, and all the other offspring going along with it, and most of the hacks working there being displaced between TMZ (Assuming TMZ's standards of journalism aren't too high) and various fast food jobs was also part of that dream...

But let's be honest, a good chunk of them would probably head over to Cracked because, damn it, how are any of them going to win a Pulitzer if they can't write about Tetris being misogynistic?!
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Re: Gawker.com is Shutting Down

Postby Windy » Fri Aug 19, 2016 3:32 am

The "bring back bullying" guy seems upset.

http://archive.is/7kKME
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